The Indian mining giant no longer believes it will secure finance for Australia’s largest proposed coalmine by next month, prompting Labor leader Bill Shorten to ridicule the idea that "some billionaire [will] come down in a helicopter and rescue" regional Queensland.

A Victorian fumigation plant at the centre of a fruit fly incursion in Tasmania is suspended as the state's supermarkets clear shelves of fresh produce lines and all fruit from the mainland facility is recalled.

Government departments are now being told to find their own funding to improve the efficiency of South Australian buildings they occupy, a peak energy group says, but the State Government says there is still funding, especially for new buildings.

Townsville City Council has dismissed environmentalists' claims that the screening of a documentary on the Stop Adani protest movement was cancelled for political reasons, insisting public safety concerns were the real concern.

Heavy rains trigger the collapse of rubbish at a dump where people look for food and items to sell in Mozambique, prompting a massive emergency recovery response with authorities fearing more bodies will be found.

Since the overturning of anti-protest laws in 2017, environmentalists think they have a "green light to invade workplaces", the Liberals say — flagging a second attempt at legislation to combat logging opponents.

Moree irrigators want the State Government to reconsider withdrawing from the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, warning if the plan collapses it will put agricultural investment and the livelihood of the community in jeopardy.

A group of volunteers are transforming paint cans into phone chargers, old TVs into 3D printers, and laptop batteries into electric bikes — helping the environment and their own self-esteem in the process.

This animation shows per-postcode PV installations across Australia since January 2007. Dot size indicates system installation size: colour indicates the amount of PV installed in each postcode. (Credit: APVI and UNSW)